Rockwiz - Some Kind Of Genius Tour PRESS RELEASE In 2010, the RocKwiz Team took to the road and played thirty-five shows in nineteen venues across this wide brown land. A rotating cavalcade of stars surprised and delighted packed houses from Hobart to Darwin, from Perth to Byron Bay. Contestants from the audience demonstrated amazing rock knowledge and performed Karaoke with the RocKwiz Orkestra. The critics raved and so did the punters The night really blew us away. We haven t laughed and smiled so much in ages. Vic and Di, Port Pirie We had a fabulous time - even better than the TV show as it lasts for 3 hours. Deb, Dapto My mum went to the RocKwiz concert in Toowoomba she said it was the best night of her life. Daniel, Toowoomba In 2012, they re doing it again and they can t wait to come to a venue near you! The RocKwiz - Some Kind Of Genius Tour will play in state capitals and selected regional cities (including sacred musical sites like Sydney s Hordern Pavilion and Festival Hall in Melbourne) across Australia. TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 14 TH JUNE 9AM Expect the unexpected when the RocKwiz team unleashes its unique brand of energetic musical magic. High profile stars and up and coming artists will rub shoulders with contestants selected from the audience. The RocKwiz Some Kind Of Genius Tour is an extension of the television show, but bigger, bolder and braver. More guests! More songs! More questions! Freed from the constraints of a forty-minute television program recorded in a pub, watch the cast cut loose and revel in the freedom of the big stage. The RocKwiz Team has been together, completely intact, since 2004, making what Andrew Denton recently called Australia s most beloved music show. Julia Zemiro, the hottest TV hostess in the country. Brian Nankervis, the perfect co-host and ringmaster. The extraordinarily talented and experienced RocKwiz Orkestra and of course the human scoreboard, the housewife s choice, Dugald. Roll up! Roll up! In fact, Rock up! For the 2012 Rockwiz Some Kind Of Genius Tour Julia, Brian, the Rockwiz Orkestra and Dugald, legendary guests, curly questions, rock and roll trivia, rocking riffs and of course, rock brains from the audience who will amaze you with their knowledge and thrill you with their karaoke skills. Don t miss out. As Mark and Michael said Wondered how a 30 min TV show could be translated into a three hour live event. Without spoiling it for others, don't worry. Your money is well spent. Brian N could warm up a dentists' convention. The Orchestra live exceeds expectations, and I'd crawl over broken glass (and in fact, I think I did in my 20's) to hear some of the guest artists. Totally unfake. Totally fun. Mark from West Kentish Rockwiz is so inclusive, it reminds me of a large family game of cricket at Christmas time. Everyone gets a turn to bat and bowl. You can't get out on the first ball. You have to run if you hit the ball, hit catches after 3 goes and you can only bowl underarm to the kids and nanna. Michael from Canberra MEDIA ENQUIRIES: KERRY O BRIEN PUBLICITY 03 9510 4777 Kerry O Brien kerry@kob.com.au 0418 256 503 / Vicky Iliopoulos publicity@kob.com.au 0410 551 388
RocKwiz Live SOME KIND OF GENIUS TOUR AUGUST, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 2012 TICKETS ON SALE THURSDAY 14 TH JUNE 9AM FRI 24 th AUGUST DARWIN CONVENTION CENTRE Tickets on sale from Darwin Entertainment Centre Box Office, www.darwinentertainment.com.au phone 08 8980 3333 and outlets Nightcliff Newsagency (Nightcliff), CMAX Cinemas (Palmerston) &Tourism Top End Visitor Information Centre (Darwin) *For Group Bookings of 6 or more phone: 08 8980 3333 THUR 30 TH AUGUST NEWCASTLE CIVIC THEATRE Tickets on sale from Venue Box Office www.ticketek.com.au phone 02 4929 1977 and all Ticketek outlets *For Group Bookings of 6 or more phone: 02 4974 2077 FRI 31 ST AUGUST - SYDNEY HORDERN PAVILION FRI 7 TH SEPTEMBER CANBERRA ROYAL THEATRE FRI 14 TH SEPTEMBER ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE THEATRE FRI 21 ST SEPTEMBER BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE FRI 5 TH OCTOBER HOBART WREST POINT ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Tickets on sale from Venue Service Centre www.tixtas.com.au, phone 1300 795 257 *For Group Bookings of 6 or more phone: 1300 795 257 FRI 12 TH OCTOBER MELBOURNE FESTIVAL HALL Tickets on sale from www.ticketmaster.com.au, phone 136 100 and all Ticketmaster outlets *For Group Bookings of 6 or more phone: 1300 889 278 FRI 19 TH OCTOBER TOWNSVILLE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Tickets on sale from Venue Box Office, www.tecc.net.au and phone 07 4771 4000 *For Group Bookings of 6 or more phone: 07 4771 4000 SAT 20 TH OCTOBER CAIRNS CONVENTION CENTRE Tickets on sale from Ticketlink Box Office at Cairns Civic Theatre, www.ticketlink.com.au and phone 1300 855 835 *For Group Bookings of 6 or more phone: 1300 855 835 FRI 26 TH OCTOBER PERTH CONVENTION CENTRE RIVERSIDE THEATRE
FROM THE DESK OF DUGALD McANDREW (Tour Manager) Dear Brizer Doogs here mate. I reckon we need to have a word. Things are out of control. Off the rails. Everyone s acting like prima donnas. On the last tour I was respected. My opinion was valued. I was sought out to give counsel. Now with a couple of weeks of a tour under their belt, the artistes (I use the term loosely) reckon they ve got the caper sussed. You included. Julia wants ABBA piped into her meditation/yoga room. Lucky is demanding only the brown M and Ms, Mark wants to travel in a chauffer driven Citroen 2CV and James is refusing to perform in venues without multiple baby Steinways. They all want slow cooked ox cheeks before the show and Heston Blumenthal s deep fried moss with truffle oil for supper! And Brian quite frankly, your exotic tea ceremony peccadillos are getting a little out of hand. The Chisel tour was a walk in the park compared to this. All Don and Barnsie ask for is a bottle of passiona and a head band and as long as I get the muzzles on Mossy s cats, he s pretty relaxed. Have a word mate, have a word. Doogs. Loading out somewhere. PS: Festival Hall in Melbourne? Really?